{"product_id":"gutsy-guys-and-rattletrap-planes-that-helped-save-a-nation-9780595355976","title":"Gutsy Guys and Rattletrap Planes That Helped Save a Nation","description":"'\u003ci\u003eA timely book. It helped me understand the ongoing clashes between Israelis and the Palestinians.\u003c\/i\u003e\"-\u003cb\u003eLois Santalo\u003c\/b\u003e, teacher and author of \u003ci\u003eOops, I Lost My Sense Of Humor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e '\u003ci\u003eNot only is\u003c\/i\u003eGutsy Guys and Rattletrap Planes that Helped Save a Nation\u003ci\u003eentertaining, it's an informative insight into Middle Eastern conflicts\u003c\/i\u003e.\"-\u003cb\u003eMarlie Moses, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e, award-winning author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the spring of 1948, Evelyn 'Evie\" Dahms's husband, Fred, a World War II American Air Force veteran, receives a call from one of his war buddies about a too-good-to-be-true airline job in Rome. Excited about the new prospect, Evie and Fred calculate that they can pay off their California home and be debt free within a year. The newlyweds take the plunge, knowing little of what awaits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Evie and Fred soon discover the airline is a front for the Zionist movement to help the infant state of Israel. Surrounded by hostile Arab countries, Israel is struggling to survive. Even though Fred is not Jewish, he, along with other non-Jews, risks his life to smuggle airplanes and armaments to the newborn state.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eGutsy Guys and Rattletrap Planes that Helped Save a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e showcases their remarkable true story, revealing their extraordinary courage and heroism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595355976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e San Diego Book Awards - Winner","brand":"Evelyn M. Dahms","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51990812983477,"sku":"9780595355976","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_01205272-d94b-4465-ba23-03c52615fd98.jpg?v=1762837863","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/gutsy-guys-and-rattletrap-planes-that-helped-save-a-nation-9780595355976","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}